Bow for apparel.



G. S. OLINCH',

BOW POR APPAREL.

APPLIOATIONTILED'JULY 11,1911.

newf'ren elctrica-ng 5 1 tene UNITED' GRECE? 'Y To all whom itmy'cofwern:

' Be it known that I,

citizen ofthe-United S I of L'nn, inthe county of ll assaehusetts, h and useful Improveni parel, O f ivhi rablyproridedjwith integra-l linvention relates chiefly to ornashown as provi' "dfwitlrsix integral ronge 1-0 menta-l bows for '-app l'cation to the instep] 15, projecting freni-:the yoppo ite side from ortio'n lof a,`

bow being intended the prongs 11,1"sfiid gnge eing adapted the .sheennd having n o 'otherto engngetheceuri' invention', the bow to the transverse L drawings, --formmg i054 represent perspe tivefviews showing' resent-edgev1'ews1.- paledup'on'the prongs15;; referred to, It will now besee'n that the strips'l' and the other parts of .the'bowf .17. :impliedA as sl1 own,v to 'the lformer', 'form on has forits object to provide 16 represents an i inner coirering`jttrip,

truetion f whereby a 'l v ttractive bow is produced.

arterial,` and labor inj the impr 'll-:now proceed `rte deserti ts a"perspect1 ve viewfofja .the neck anflwings .of-a conventional b ow,

Fig, 8 represen modified form o irel l`re resents'eperspec 40 -w 'chthe farmers befbent to any desired eurvttnrte, so that the 'same parts 1n nlljof the figures.'

rmer plied. The .prongsl secure theend por- 'In the drawings, 12 represents aio )long strip of. 'relatively tions o f theeorermg strips 16 end lf'said such as buckram, prongs hein 'bentor eleneh'ed, as indicated consisting of an -ol flexible n iaterlaln saidf former being prefera bly rectangular by Figi 2, w 1ere they are shown as bearmg hapevof a bow, on the outer surface' oa. flexible beek piece and its'edges delnmg the as hereinafter (les-eri preferably. provided w i Y flexible ductile .metalr The former is i9, which muy licl made of buckrum, o r nny ithn.reinforcementof other suitable imiter-inl.'udtptedgt'be" Sli-T2105 adapted to be bent reveille a shoeupp'er by t a longitudinal suitable fasteners. The back piece 19 is etility ol the uwlal eniu'xpalellupenthe prongs-15before-the latter 'taro rlerufl|e l,'the ends of the back piece pron jeuting outwardly from the prongs 15 and 11o `with the former c.u|\-'alure,' the ,abling 1tlo retain the ern'va-ture thue nupzu ed. '.lhc.reinforcement is 'preferably a lh .plete 1 3 of sotjiron-lbrasgor other'met'al CHARLES S. CLINeH, a which' is ade ted to retain a form imparted tetes, and eresident .to itfbyfben ing.4 Theplate 13 may be4 at-v -of Essexand State teched in l'y suitable -way te the former v12,

d certain new and isfpre .e

thatr'thatotlie former,"tlie` strip 16'beingl '-.-Figu"re-. 1 rep-l plaedngainsttheouter side" oi `the former bowing the front -nnd'bentjinwardly against-the innersideof' Y tedbow embodying my. the former,` the inwardly bent'portions being enrved-tio-eonform' O 'gtbe 'strip- 16 beingzixnpeled-upon-thef' curvature ofthe instep; 4I-". I0Iig5 15.1" fl" 'Y 2=representsze per- .17 .represents en outerv coi/erin' ie-baek Side of 'the' which 'extendserosswis 'of theffom fend ed. Figs. Stand-'- e'oversthe-central'por dif, 1o, the' .sn-ipjljzbemg f 'the operation of 'making thc` Q'j tlle' liorlnexi end clfth a perspeetive' view'A 'thatitsf'jendfpotf? reing'me'mber hereinafterl de'. portionsl."` ofj'theinner-"stripfan .fiend T- rep trips hereinafter' instep portion effin-"shoe to'wbichitis 'ap- Stltclles I"br"` other tabs-19, adaptedl to be secured stitches, or otherwise, to a shoe upper.

It will be seenI .that the described bow 1s composed of a relatlvely small number of 5 parts and that these parts are adapted to be quickly assembled and securely connected, no sewing .or stitflnng being requlred m assembhng said parte.

Itis obvious that various changes may be .1ol made in the form of the bow and the component parts thereof, and that the construction of the reinforcement lmay be variously modified without departing fromthe spirit of the invention. A

In a bowconstructed as above described, ,the ends of the former 12 back all parts of the inner covering strip 16, so that thebow wings formed by the portions o f the strip projecting from the strip 17, are relatively '20 stit' and presenta formal appearance. If it is 'desired to i give said wings a less formal appearance, a shorter former12, havinga reinforcement 13 (Fig. 8);`InayA bev em'- ployed. -Said former-backsonly ,the por- 25. tions offthestrip 16 which'a're covered by the strip 17,1so that'the said wings are loose loops, as shown by Fig. 9.

I claim? l 4 l;A Abowcomprising affirmer, a'n inner covering strip extending lengthwise of the 1- former and coverin'g its outfer side and ends,

4 Vth'ciend portions of'said lstrip bearing on the 'fbaekof 4the former, and a" transve'rse coveringstrip extendlng crosswiseof the .former `andgcovering the central portiono the` inner strip and the Aedgesof :saidcentral portion, the :end portions of the outer strip .overlapping the end portions of the inner stripat the back of the former'.- A

2; A bow com rising a former haring a reinforcement ofp duetile metal adapted to be curved with the former and to retain the curvature, and two covering strips, one ex.

tending lengthwise and the other crosswise of the former, the end portions of said strips being bent across the edges of the former and attached to the back thereof.

3. A bow comprisinga for'ler `having a reinforcementof ductile metal adapted to be curved with the former and provided with laterally projecting prongs, two coverlng strlps, one extending lengthwise and the other crosswlse of the i'orrner, the end portions of said strips being bent across the edges of the former, and a flexible back piece bearing on the end portions of .the

outeri covering strip and engagedby said prongs, the ends of the back piece constitut- -ing attaching tabs. I- y' In testimony where/ of 1 have affixed my signature, in presence vof two witnesses.

CHARLES S. CLINCl-I. Witnesseszi 'l HILDA M. MILLER, v SAMUEL A.'CL,I,NC1I. 

